Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Released: March 2011
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Book Desciption: Red Riding Hood is a literary novelisation of the hit Warner Brothers film directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) and starring Amanda Seyfried.

Valerie is in love with the dangerous and unlikable Peter (a woodcutter, of course) but is betrothed to the rich hot blacksmith in town, Henry.

Their town has been terrorized by a wolf a wolf that appears only at the full moon and when Valerie’s sister is brutally murdered the message is clear: she’s next.

My Thoughts: While I liked the basic storyline of Red Riding Hood, I found the writing a little disjointed and confusing at times. I had heard many mediocre and some bad reviews of this book so I didn’t go into reading it with high expectations, for this I am thankful. I probably would have been dissappointed. Having said that I did enjoy the story and am glad that I read it.

I liked the main character Valerie. I liked how the authors got across that she felt she was different from the other people around her and that growing up she only had one true friend, a boy called Peter, who left their community suddenly when he was a boy and came back to the village as a young man. I’m a sucker for love triangles, so the fact that there was one between Valerie, Peter and Henry gave this book some much needed points in my opinion.

The fact that the ending was not included in the book was a bit dissappointing but the bonus chapter is now available online: Red Riding Hood Final Chapter

About the Author: Sarah Blakley-Cartwright is twenty-two years old and is a recent cum laude graduate of Barnard College, the greatest place on earth. She is the recipient of the 2008-2009 Mary Gordon Fiction Scholarship Award and the 2009-2010 Lenore Marshall Barnard Prize for Prose. She grew up in Los Angeles and Mexico. She now lives in New York City and writes in Vancouver, BC. Despite what the book may say, she actually prefers wolves to people.

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Happy IMM Day fellow book lovers!

I didn’t get a chance to post last week so these are the books that I got in my mailbox this week:

Burn Bright by Marianne de Pierres
From Publishers – Random House Australia
Released – 1st March 2011
Buy From: Book Depository

Retra doesn’t want to go to Ixion, the island of ever-night. Retra is a Seal – sealed minds, sealed community. She doesn’t crave parties and pleasure like all the others. But her brother left for Ixion two years ago, and Retra is determined to find him.

Braving the pain of her obedience strip to escape the only home she’s ever known, Retra finds herself drawn deeper into the intoxicating world of Ixion. Come to me, whispers a voice in her head. Who are the Ripers, the mysterious guardians of Ixion? What are the Night Creatures Retra can see in the shadows? And what happens to those who grow too old for Ixion?

Retra will find that Ixion has its pleasures – but its secrets are deadly.

Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
From Publisher: Hachette Australia
Released: March 2011
Book Depository | Kobo | Audible

Red Riding Hood is a literary novelisation of the hit Warner Brothers film directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) and starring Amanda Seyfried.

Valerie is in love with the dangerous and unlikable Peter (a woodcutter, of course) but is betrothed to the rich hot blacksmith in town, Henry.

Their town has been terrorized by a wolf a wolf that appears only at the full moon and when Valerie’s sister is brutally murdered the message is clear: she’s next.

Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly
From – Netgalley
Publishers – Candlewick Press
Released – 24th May 2011
Buy From: Book Depository

In a world where angels are beyond redemption, Alex thinks he’s found one that might deserve mercy. Alex is a ruthless assassin – of angels. Forget everything you’ve heard about them before. Angels are not benign celestial creatures, but fierce stalkers whose irresistible force allows them to feed off humans, draining them of their vitality until there is barely anything left.

As far as Alex is concerned, the only good angel is a dead angel…until he meets Willow. She may look like a normal teenager but Willow is no ordinary girl. Half-angel, half-human, Willow may hold the key to defeating the evil angels. But as the hunter and the hunted embark on an epic and dangerous journey and Willow learns the dark and terrifying secrets of her past, Alex finds himself drawn to Willow…with devastating consequences.

Eoin Colfer reinvented the fairy, Stephanie Meyer reinvented the vampire, L.A. Weatherly reinvents the angel! This is a heart-pounding, knuckle-whitening, paranormal romance action-adventure for fans of the “Twilight” series. This is the first in a devastating new trilogy.

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Red Riding Hood by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Released: March 2011
Book Depository | Kobo | Audible

I’ve seen the movie trailer and now I really want to read the book!

Red Riding Hood is a literary novelisation of the hit Warner Brothers film directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight) and starring Amanda Seyfried.

Valerie is in love with the dangerous and unlikable Peter (a woodcutter, of course) but is betrothed to the rich hot blacksmith in town, Henry.

Their town has been terrorized by a wolf a wolf that appears only at the full moon and when Valerie’s sister is brutally murdered the message is clear: she’s next.

I think it has already been released in the US and the UK but it’s not due out here in Australia until March 2011 and I can’t wait!

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post started by Breaking the Spine. A feature showcasing upcoming releases that are eagerly anticipated.

What are you waiting for?